A LAVENDER AND GREEN JADEITE FIGURE OF A MEIREN, c. 1900s

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A LAVENDER AND GREEN JADEITE FIGURE OF A MEIREN, c. 1900s China, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Finely carved standing, the beauty dressed in a long flowing robe tied at the waist, and holding a tasseled flute, dizi. Her hair is tied in a tall chignon and her face shows a gentle smile. The opaque stone of a pale lavender tone with ochre veining and accented by patches of apple-green. Firmly mounted to an associated reticulated wood base. (2) Dimensions: Height 24 cm (excl. the base), 28 cm (incl. the base) Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 17-29 June 2022, lot 107 Price: USD 6,930 or approx. EUR 7,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving, stone, subject, and size (22.8 cm), and that this same figure was also sold ten years ago at Sotheby’s New York, 18 March 2014, lot 333, for USD 42,500.

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